Florida Department of Health

in Miami-Dade County
Florida International University
Dariene Mendez
Public Sector Organization
Introduction

 Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade

County
 Has been in operation from the 1940s
 The organization delivers public health services
 The department responds to emergency health
needs
Background information

 Florida Health Department is facing COVID-19

 Miami-Dade health department is not effectively
responding to people’s needs
 High funding is not reflected in service delivery
 COVID-19 has overwhelmed the department
Miami-Dade Health and Human Services
Department
 Literature Review

 COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan, China, in

December 2019
 COVID-19 has spread in over 200 countries
 Global
cases as of June 14, 2020 was 7,948,000 with
434,095 fatalities
 Asof June 14, 2020 Miami-Dade confirmed positive
cases was 21,917
 Literature Review Cont.

 Today, Miami-Dade records close to 2500 positive

cases per day
 Health facilities are getting overrun
 Mayor Carlos Gimenez and Gov. Ron DeSantis
haven’t agreed on a common reponse
 Miami-Dade’s response has not been sufficient
 Response Plans in Miami-Dade

 Standardizing education, sensitization, and communication

 Transparent best practices response protocol
 Social distancing, masks, and banned social gatherings
 Revamped testing
 Multiagency cooperation
 Analysis

 Miami-Dade has reacted swiftly though not enough

 The economy has been affected
 Health care sector has been strained
 Not all people are informed about the virus
 Most residents are not adherent to response
measures
 Recommendations

 Shutdown social places completely

 High respiratory hygiene should be taught
 Protecting heath workers
 Designate a Chief Medical Officer for effective
messaging
 Push the governor to mandate masks
 Recommendations cont.
Drive-through testing centers
 Conclusion
 Miami-Dade is one of the worst county in Florida
 Cases are increasing beyond control
 Authorities should make fundamental response
choices
 Stop politicization of COVID-19
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